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Mini Coptic Binding

It’s been a while since I have shared any making of here on this blog. But while I made this mini book the other day I remembered taking some photos: Step 1: The individual steps are really like for any book. The first step for me is always the cutting and folding of signatures and […]

Posted byHilke Kurzke19/05/201919/05/2019Posted inChitchat, tutorialTags: bookbinding, mini

New Work,New Bottles, and New Plans

Since my last blogpost I have several works and experiments with paper mache. The fact that it always requires drying time between layers goes well with my often scattered bits of time that I have for making art. On the other hand it also feeds into my tendency to try and do too many different […]

Posted byHilke Kurzke20/10/2018Posted inChitchatTags: artwork, heads, mini, miniature, paper mache, sailing, showoff, work in progress

Update on 346 – The “Room” is taking shape

In my last post I wrote I was going to use foamboard after finishing a first rough model with wood board. The main reason for that choice was that it is what the writer of my book “making scale models” prefers. So I ordered in a couple of foamboard sheets, cut 2 pieces of foamboard […]

Posted byHilke Kurzke13/08/2016Posted inChitchatTags: 346, mini, plans, work, work in progress3 Comments on Update on 346 – The “Room” is taking shape

Working on the box for 346 – Continued

Monday’s are always shipping days, but today I continued my work on the box for “346”. I decided to make the final thing out of acid free foam board after all. What I used here is a wood board that yellows considerably in the sun. I first thought I wanted that as a feature, but […]

Posted byHilke Kurzke19/07/201619/07/2016Posted inChitchatTags: 346, mini, plans, work in progress1 Comment on Working on the box for 346 – Continued

Back in the Saddle – Hopefully for a while

“Now I try to take it a bit more slowly, but it’s not easy. Being in the studio to get work done is actually the most relaxing I can do at the moment. But I have been sick too many times in a row now, I really should find a way to wind down a […]

Posted by16/09/201508/02/2016Posted inChitchatTags: bookart, me, message in a bottle, mini, plans, showoff, work in progress1 Comment on Back in the Saddle – Hopefully for a while

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